Chapter 63: Chapter 63

Myrene stared at Mason's back as he left the mansion. Her heart began to pound heavily. She held her chest tightly as it felt like she couldn't breathe. Myrene had no idea of what was happening to her. She wondered if it was because of Mason.

Was she feeling hurt because he was hurt too? Is he really her mate? Does he know too? Could it be the reason he was adamant about becoming her friend?

But she remembered the first time she met him. There was no dramatic feeling though. But she felt a tingling sensation that vanished just as it came.

Myrene also remembered she smelt something faint like…lavender. But then she thought it was from her grandmother she just hugged. Could it be Mason?

From what Myrene had heard from her older cousins, if you meet your mate for the first time, the feelings are very obvious. The person would smell a distinct scent, their wolf would be howling, they would have the urge to always be around that person and bla bla bla… but surprisingly, hers wasn't like that.

She began to doubt if Mason was her mate because she obviously didn't feel those things or did she but she wasn't observant? Arrgh! Her head hurts just thinking about it.

Myrene had so many questions to be answered but she had to rein in her curiosity when she spotted a flashy car entering the mansion. Who has that car? This wasn't her brother's car but that must be her brother because he loves flashy cars. Has he bought another car

She ran towards where the car just parked in. Myrene kept staring at the car. Her brother knew she had soft spots for sporty or flashy cars. Her eyes had bulged out of her socket.

"Rufus, is this a new car? This is so cool!", Myrene gushed at the car.

"Myrene, you haven't seen me for weeks now yet the first thing you did is to ask of a car? Is this car more important than me?", Beta Rufus asked as he rolled his eyes

"Are you seriously comparing yourself to this Bugatti Veyron that is worth about $3.4 million? No one would buy you for that much", Myrene said, almost worshipping the car.

Beta Rufus was stupefied as he looked at his sister. Celine who had just come out of the car smiled at him. She was surprised at how his sister could be this jovial around Rufus.

Celine's mind wandered to her and Jasmine's squabbles. It wasn't like this one though. Theirs was filled with love whilst hers and her sister were mostly filled with resentment. Even as at that she still loves her sister very much. A teardrop fell from her eyes but she quickly wiped it off.

"Celine, let's go in", Beta Rufus said, holding her hand when he saw her countenance has changed.

Rufus had an idea of what changed her countenance. She must have seen the interaction between Myrene and himself. Celine must be missing her sister, Jasmine. Sometimes he wished Jasmine hadn't attempted murdering Aurora, maybe, she might still be here with Celine. And Celine wouldn't have been feeling bad. He forced a smile as he squeezed her hand lovingly

"It will be alright. Myrene would be here for you. She is very easy going. Though she might not be like your real sister but you can try and see her as one", Beta Rufus whispered to her.

"Yes, Celine. I will certainly fill that void you have in your heart or mind. Actually, I prefer having you as my sister than him as my brother. He is too strict and hardly stays with me and besides he always likes doing boys stuff. So don't worry, we will paint the town red together", Myrene said as she winked at her.

"You sure are a gossiper! How did you hear what I whispered to Celine?", Beta Rufus scolded.

Myrene just stuck her tongue out before running inside to inform the others of the couple's arrival.

"Thanks, Rufus. But I always wonder how you seem to read every one of my expressions. Are you reading my mind? Is it that I can't block you?", Celine asked with raised brow.

"Of course not. I can't read your mind without your permission. I am not the Alpha. Maybe it's because of the mate bond. That's why I feel connected to you", Beta Rufus defended.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, I am sure. Come, let's go inside already", Beta Rufus said as he led her into the house.

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At the entrance of the house, several women who were dressed extravagantly were anxiously standing looking at the couple whose hands were intertwined together.

Most of the women there were just there to fill their curiosity while others were there for the free foods. Only few were there to really perform the ceremony with the newly married couples. They know each others too well.

Beta Rufus squeezed Celine's hands to assure her he was there with her. She looked at him gratefully before taking a deep breath. She felt lucky he was a good man. Though, she would be leaving very soon.

Celine's heart felt pained at the thought of leaving Rufus. She tried hard to calm herself without anyone knowing about it. After a few seconds, she finally felt relieved.

A very old woman shouted at Rufus who was walking with his mate.

"Rufus, let go of your wife and go inside. The door ceremony is meant for only the women. Just go into the house and wait for us", she cautioned lovingly.

Rufus knew a little about the ceremony but even if he was reluctant to let go of his mate, he still let her go because of the old woman. He cannot dare to disobey his grandmother. She would fry his head even before he could think of disobeying her.

His grandmother looked old but she's very agile and does not tolerate rubbish.

"Okay, grandma. Please, take care of Celine", he said as he let go of his hands from his mate sadly.

"Just go already, Rufus. We are not going to eat her", Myrene said as she clicked her tongue.

Rufus wanted to retort back but he held himself before going into the house. He will deal with Myrene later as he threw her a warning look.

Myrene hid behind her mother, laughing. Her mother shook her head before presenting the platter to Grandma Edmund.

The old woman walked up to Celine stealthily. The women around split into two groups. Actually they had to split like that because Celine has no relatives. Beta Rufus had called his mother to explain Celine's situation to them. They agreed to split their relatives into two. Each side would represent the bride and groom respectively.

The side that represented the bride walked up to Celine and whispered something into her ears. Celine was surprised and she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

Myrene went to the bride's side while one of her cousins represented her as the groom's sister. She insisted on acting as Celine's sister. So her mother had no choice but to agree.

The welcoming ceremony was very simple. It doesn't take up to thirty minutes to welcome the bride to the house.

Grandma Edmund took the silver platter containing the three coconuts and stood at the entrance. She collected the water from the coconut by cracking a small hole in it. The water is collected into a white pot used specially for the occasion.

Once the water had been collected, it will be used to wash the feet of the newly wedded bride. It will be repeated three times with the coconuts. After washing the feet with the three coconuts. The bride would stand at the entrance of the house and smash the empty coconuts one by one on the ground.

She would turn to walk into the house as the groom's family covers her hair. She had been accepted by all the relatives as their daughter-in-law.

When the bride enters the house she will be seated beside the groom and the relatives will come around to give the newly couple gifts and their blessings.

Celine did all that they instructed her to do. She was very obedient and won over all the hearts of everyone.

Rufus was already seated on the chair decorated for them. He was waiting for his mate anxiously. When he finally saw her, he smiled at her

Celine sat timidly by Rufus. She wasn't tired but she was feeling warm in her heart. She was grateful she met him at this time of her need.

She shook her head to remove those thoughts from her. She was indebted to him that's why she decided to marry him. She didn't marry him because she loved him.

Celine doesn't want to develop any feelings towards her mate.

She had to kill those thoughts so she could leave after the six months contract expires. She doesn't want the mate bond to drag her into doing what she doesn't want so she would try very hard to maintain her lane.